Gas explosion in sewer kills 12 and injures 10 in Pakistan

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A gas explosion in a sewage system in Pakistan has killed at least 12 people and left 11 others injured.

It was apparently caused by something igniting in gas that had accumulated in the sewer beneath a local bank building.The floor of the bank was completely destroyed Rescuers managed to pull people and items out of the blast site

Police spokesman Sohail Jokhio said it was not yet clear what ignited the gas but a team of explosives experts had been brought in to investigate. Senior police officer Sarafar Nawaz Shaikh later said two of the injured died at the hospital raising the death toll to 12.Police said militants could have carried out the explosion Shaikh said investigators were not ruling out the possibility the explosion was the work of militants. ‘We will come up with a clear version once the explosives experts complete their job,’ he said.

 

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